“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
(Matt. 11:28 NLT).

Rest from the burden of a small god. Why? Because I have found the Lord.

Rest from doing things my way. Why? Because the Lord is my Shepherd.

Rest from endless wants. Why? Because I shall not want.

Rest from weariness. Why? Because He makes me to lie down.

Rest from worry. Why? Because He leads me.

Rest from hopelessness. Why? Because He restores my soul.

Rest from guilt. Why? Because He leads me in the paths of righteousness.

Rest from arrogance. Why? Because of His name’s sake.

Rest from the valley of death. Why? Because He walks me through it.

Rest from the shadow of grief. Why? Because He guides me.

Rest from fear. Why? Because His presence comforts me.

Rest from loneliness. Why? Because He is with me.

Rest from shame. Why? Because He has prepared a place for me in the presence of my enemies.

Rest from my disappointments. Why? Because He anoints me.

Rest from envy. Why? Because my cup overflows.

Rest from doubt. Why? Because He follows me.

Rest fromhomesickness. Why? Because I will dwell in the house of my Lord forever.

excerpt from Max Lucado, Traveling Light

Psalm 121

1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?

2 ______'s help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let ______'s foot slip—
He who watches over ______ will not slumber;

4 indeed, He who watches over ______
will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD watches over ______—
the LORD is ______'s shade at ______'s right hand;

6 The sun will not harm ______ by day,
nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep ______ from all harm—
He will watch over ______'s life;

8 The LORD will watch over ______'s coming and going
both now and forevermore.

Amen.

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A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
Should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame

Your will above all else
My purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame

In my heart, in my soul
I give you control
Consume me from the inside out
Let justice and praise
Become my embrace
To love you from the inside out

Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring you praise
From the inside out
Lord my soul cries out

-Hillsong United

Read this quote below & post a comment on what your initial reactions are after reading it =)

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The Christian way is different: harder, and easier.

Christ says, "Give me ALL. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I WANT YOU. I have not come to torture your natural self, but TO KILL IT.

No half-measures are any good.

I don't want to cutt off a branch here and a branch there. I want to have the whole tree down.
I don't want to drill the tooth, or crown it, or stop it, but to have it out.
Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think innocent as well as the ones you tihnk wicked--- the WHOLE outfit.

I will give you a new self instead.

In fact, I will give you MYSELF. MY OWN SHALL BECOME YOURS.

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity